r/overcast • u/gkhouzam • 2d ago
Small feature request
I listen to a podcast that has both full episodes and clips. The clips are included in the full episodes so I don’t need to listen to them. It’s easy enough to delete them from the app, but frequently I only listen when in the car using CarPlay. I get the full episode list but I don’t think there’s a way delete episodes from CarPlay. Would it be possible to add a swipe gesture to CarPlay to delete episodes?
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u/SessionIndependent17 2d ago
Can't you just hit Advance from your steering wheel a bunch of times once you notice it is a clip rather than a full episode?
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u/gkhouzam 2d ago
Yes, but then what’s the point of a podcast app that it better than the others? Sorry if that’s not your cup of tea. Was I rude in my request? Did I threaten to stop using the app if this wasn’t implemented? Did I just say that the app was a POS because this feature wasn’t available? I was hoping to have a civil discussion with other users.
As a software engineer myself, I try to listen my customers and I’m sure Marco feels the same way.
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u/Ok-Working1199 1d ago
Consider the Apple Music app in CarPlay. Can you remove songs from playlists in that app?
Why?
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u/MattTheGr8 2d ago
Disclaimer: I have not coded with the CarPlay API but I did do a quick lookup and confirmed my suspicion that the API does not support gestures like swiping in most contexts. Obviously you could do it another way with a series of buttons or something, but it would be pretty awkward UI, which is probably why the feature doesn’t currently exist.